Personal finance: Perhaps this blog should focus on making wise economic choices?
The past few days, I've encountered people making poor economic decisions - that seem obvious, but for whatever reason, they were not obvious to the individuals.
Early spreadsheet and productivity software products
Early spreadsheets and integrated productivity software suites. I created one of those on this list.
Personal Finance: 40% of those earning over $500k are “living paycheck to paycheck”
Apparently those making a lot are financially illiterate, as their "wants" grow with their salary.
Education: Why “student loan” balances grow larger after making payments
Perhaps 20% of education loan borrowers owe more than their original loan - because they have no understanding of how loans work.
Economy, government: U.S. Government Debt
These charts are amazing and scary.
Personal Finance: Most American retirees doing “okay financially”
That is not the impression you get from the doomerism media, but the data shows 80-85% of retirees say they are doing okay.
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Economy: The most important 40 minutes of your life
The most important video you can watch today. Or tomorrow or any day this year. If we do not act on our budget deficit problem, the U.S. will eventually collapse…
Where not to get stock advice?
Editor of Electrek.co boasts of selling all of his Tesla shares early in September. Since then, the share price is up by about $50/share.
Pretty much every generation becomes the wealthiest generation eventually
In a long time growing world economy, each new generation will eventually be the richest generation.
Finance: Are you oversaving for retirement?
Contrary to conventional wisdom, economics research suggests many young workers should postpone saving for retirement. They have a point.